Scientists have found a way to store, encrypt and retrieve complex data in the DNA of E. coli.

科学家已经发现了在大肠杆菌的DNA中存储、加密和检索复杂数据的方法。

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"I asked, What's the probability that I would see a human DNA polymerase [protein] sequence and another protein with an E. coli DNA polymerase sequence?" he explained.

他进一步解释道：“我要问，我能看到不同的人类DNA聚合酶(蛋白质)系列和另一种大肠杆菌DNA聚合酶序列的可能性有多少吗？”

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Researchers got the DNA that codes for hemoglobin from a 43,000-year-old mammoth specimen. They then used E. coli bacteria to produce actual mammoth hemoglobin.

研究人员从一头43000岁的猛犸象标本中获取了其血红蛋白dna，然后用大肠杆菌培养新的血红蛋白。

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The machine let the E. coli multiply, mixed them with the DNA strands, and applied an electric shock to open up the bacterial cells and let the DNA get inside.

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To do this, Voigt works hard to understand what "commands" are programmed on the DNA of simple organisms like the E. coli bacteria.

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The E. coli computer differs from a regular computer in that it turn each piece of DNA into a simulated pancake, with sections of DNA being flipped to hide from a killer antibiotic if they get the answer right, and killed if they get the answer wrong.

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